Garment hanger

ABSTRACT

A garment hanger designed precisely for women&#39;&#39;s clothes comprising a wire frame to which skirts or slacks may be secured for support from the hanger.

United States Patent Inventor lrene Baumgartner 10255 Kinsman Road, Novelty, Ohio 44072 Appl. No. 821,854

Filed May 5, 1969 Patented Jan. 19, 1971 GARMENT HANGER 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figs.

US. Cl 223/88 Int. Cl A47j 51/08 Field ofSearch 223/91, 96; 223/95, 88

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,042,240 5/1936 Shaffer 223/91 2,496,531 2/1950 Gray 223/96 2,615,604 10/1952 Leonard 223/95 Primary ExaminerPatrick D. Lawson Assistant ExaminerGeorge l-l. Krizmanich ABSTRACT: A garment hanger designed precisely fer womens clothes comprising a wire frame to which skirts or slacks may be secured for support from the hanger.

' clothing and which includes a novel means of supporting a ing-garment shoulder straps in a secure manner so that the same will not slide off. I V Other objects of the present invention are to provide a garment hanger which is simple in design inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of the following "specification and the accompanying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view; v

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of FIG. I;

FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a modified form of the present invention shown adapted for supporting'mens garments; and i FIG. 4 isan enlarged fragmentary view of a detail of the structure shown in FIG. 3. Q

Referring now to the drawing in detail; and more particularly to FIGS. 1 and 2 thereof, the reference numeral represents a garment hanger according to the present invention wherein there is a wire frame II that is configurated into a triangular body 12, the terminal ends of the wires being twisted together, as shown at 13, and the terminal end of one .of these ends being configurated into a hook 14 so is to be adaptable for hanging over a bar.

The diagonally downwardly extending legs 15 of the body 12 are each provided with a downwardly extending notch 16 for the purpose of receiving shoulder straps of garments such as ladies slips and the like which are intended to be supported from the hanger. The notches 16 will prevent the straps from falling off. v

A clamp 17 is fitted over a horizontal leg I8 of the body 12, the clamp including a pair of flat jaws 19 which are urged together by means of a cylindrical spring 20 that is split along a length thereof so to from opposite ends 21 which urge against the sides of the jaws 19. The terminal ends of the jaws are each inwardly bent toward each other, as shown in FIG; 2 of the drawing so to form a tight grasp of objects placed there between. The clamp 17 serves to support skirts. blouses and the like therefrom. A pair of protruding handles 22 integral with jaws extend through openings 23 in the spring 20 so to allow forcibly the jaws to be spread apart grasping the parts 22 manually and squeezing the same.

In FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawing, a modified form of the present invention is shown to include a hanger 30 including triangular body 31 made of wire, the opposite ends of the wires being twisted together as shown at 32 and one end being configurated to form a hook '33. The notches 16 are likewise formed on each diagonal downward extending leg of the body, as above described. I

In the present form ofthe invention. a pants hanger unit 34 is supported from a horizontal lower leg 35, the pants hanger unit 34 including a pair of slideable brackets 36 which are nor mally urged apart by means of a compression coil spring 37 within a tube 38 supported on the horizontal leg 35. A pair of slots 39 are formed along the tubes 38 through which an-inward extending tab 40 integral with each bracket 36 may bear against an endmost turn 41 of the compression coil spring 37. Each bracket has a serrated edge 42 along its side for frictionally engaging frictionally within a pants leg or the like. Each bracket is of generally U-shape whereby there area pair of serrated ortoothed vertical edges 42 one of which is for each leg of a pairof pants. A pairof finger tabs 43 are provided extending upwardly from the brackets so as to permit manually to force the brackets together against the action of the spring when it is desired to insert a pair of pants upon the pants hanger unit.

In operative use, the tabs 43 are first depressed together to cause the brackets to slide toward each other against the action of the spring 37. One pants leg is then inserted across one of the downward extending legs of each bracket having the toothed or serrated vertical edge.

I The other pants leg is then inserted upon the other downward extending leg of each of the brackets, after which brackets are allowed to slide outwardly due to the force of the spring, the outwardly moved brackets thus supporting the trousers by the legs.

Iclaim:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of a frame, said frame including a triangular configurated body made from a length of wire, said triangular body including a horizontal leg and a pair of diagonally downwardly extending legs terminating at the apex adjacent a twisted portion, near the opposite ends of said wire, and one of said ends of said wire being fashioned into a hook for support from -a bar, and said diagonally downwardly extending legs each being provided with a downwardly extending notch of semicircular configuration for the purpose of supporting shoulder strap of undergarments being supported from said hanger, said horizontal leg being provided with a pants hanger unit including a tubular member about and along the length of said horizontal leg, said tubular member containing a compression coil spring therewithin and about said horizontal leg, said tubular member having a plurality of slots in the sides thereof, a pair of brackets slidable along said tubular member, an inward extending ear on each of said brackets being urged by an endmost turn of said compression coil spring to normally urge said brackets apart and each said bracket comprising a generally U-shaped member having a pair of downwardly extending legs, each said legs having a toothed or serrated vertical edge for frictionally engaging within an opening of a pants leg, and each said bracket having an upwardly extending tab for normally urging said brackets manually together when fitting a pair of pants thereupon. 

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of a frame, said frame including a triangular configurated body made from a length of wire, said triangular body including a horizontal leg and a pair of diagonally downwardly extending legs terminating at the apex adjacent a twisted portion, near the opposite ends of said wire, and one of said ends of said wire being fashioned into a hook for support from a bar, and said diagonally downwardly extending legs each being provided with a downwardly extending notch of semicircular configuration for the purpose of supporting shoulder strap of undergarments being supported from said hanger, said horizontal leg being provided with a pants hanger unit including a tubular member about and along the length of said horizontal leg, said tubular member containing a compression coil spring therewithin and about said horizontal leg, said tubular member having a plurality of slots in the sides thereof, a pair of brackets slidable along said tubular member, an inward extending ear on each of said brackets being urged by an endmost turn of said compression coil spring to normally urge said brackets apart and each said bracket comprising a generally U-shaped member having a pair of downwardly extending legs, each said legs having a toothed or serrated vertical edge for frictionally engaging within an opening of a pants leg, and each said bracket having an upwardly extending tab for normally urging said brackets manually together when fitting a pair of pants thereupon. 